New Firefighters for SAFD

Nine San Angelo Fire Department cadets kicked off the holiday weekend by graduating from the academy. The new firefighters went through 14 months of training, during which they underwent the equivalent of four years of college paramedic training in 10 months at Howard College, passed a national registry exam to earn emergency medical technician and paramedic certifications, attended fire school to learn proper emergency responses, and were taught basics of driving fire apparatus. Fire Chief Brian Dunn said the graduates are eager to begin serving the public, and we’re eager to have their help. The graduates will initially be assigned to Fire Station No. 1 downtown. While at “central fire,” they will receive additional fire training, intensive supervision and valuable experience before being assigned to one of the SAFD’s seven substations.